In the future, the Gopher Tortoise in South America will no longer exist due to the damaged environment caused by homo sapiens sapiens ( human beings). The continuous illegal consummation of gopher tortoises have majorly decreased their population. The extinction is also a consequence of deforestation and the expansion of logging industries causing the food source to disappear. Furthermore as the climate gets warmer (global warming crisis), the burrows that once could protect the tortoise from the sun are now transmitting heat waves too. Therefore, they have evolved into Tunnel Tortoise. (Gopherus Fossura). Although they have similar scientific classification, they are completely different. First of all, they have huge differences in diet. Unlike Gopher Tortoises, Tunnel Tortoises will be omnivores. This flexible diet allows them to feed on almost anything
In the future, the Gopher Tortoise in South America will no longer exist due to the damaged environment caused by homo sapiens sapiens ( human beings). The continuous illegal consummation of gopher tortoises have majorly decreased their population. The extinction is also a consequence of deforestation and the expansion of logging industries causing the food source to disappear. Furthermore as the climate gets warmer (global warming crisis), the burrows that once could protect the tortoise from the sun are now transmitting heat waves too. Therefore, they have evolved into Tunnel Tortoise. (Gopherus Fossura). Although they have similar scientific classification, they are completely different.
First of all, they have huge differences in diet. Unlike Gopher Tortoises, Tunnel Tortoises will be omnivores. This flexible diet allows them to feed on almost anything